Nikola Motor Promises Prototype Electric Class 8 Truck This Year
Nikola Motor Co. will display a working prototype of a 2,000 horsepower Class 8 all-electric truck “later this year,” the manufacturer said.
May 12, 2016Diesel Rises 0.5¢ to $2.271
The U.S. retail diesel average inched up 0.5 cent to $2.271, the Department of Energy said.
May 9, 2016New Fuel Tool Provides Fleets Climate Emission Data
The nonprofit network Business for Social Responsibility said it launched an interactive database called Fuel Tool to support the transition to low-carbon commercial road freight.
May 9, 2016Oil Trades Near $45 as Canada Wildfires Temper Global Surplus
Crude traded near $45 a barrel May 8 as Canadian wildfires knocked out about 1 million barrels a day of production, outweighing the new Saudi Arabian oil minister’s pledge to maintain the country’s policy of near-record output.
May 9, 2016Diesel Climbs to 2016 High
The U.S. average diesel price rose for the 10th time in 11 weeks, this time by 6.8 cents a gallon to $2.266 — the highest price since just before Christmas, the Department of Energy reported May 2.
May 9, 2016Carbon-Based Fuels Face Growing Opposition, Lobbyist Says
WASHINGTON — The United States is enjoying a remarkable abundance of energy choices, much of it due to hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. However, there is a growing legal and regulatory challenge to reduce the production and use of fossil fuels by limiting their extraction and transport, a lobbyist said here in a briefing for an American Trucking Associations committee.
May 9, 2016Soaring Gasoline Demand Isn't Enough to Stop Supply Glut
The biggest increase in U.S. gasoline demand in almost 40 years hasn’t been enough to keep storage tanks from filling up.
May 5, 2016Diesel Rises to Highest Level This Year
The U.S. average retail diesel price rose by 6.8 cents to $2.266 a gallon, the highest level this year, the Department of Energy reported after its May 2 survey of fueling stations.
May 2, 2016Gasoline Consumption in US Rises Most in Nearly Four Decades
U.S. gasoline demand rose at the fastest annual rate in almost 40 years in February as stronger economic growth and cheap fuel prices spur driving in the world’s biggest oil consumer.
May 2, 2016Green Fleets Still Committed to CNG Even As Diesel Prices Remain Low
Green fleets today are in a market that is a far cry from a few years ago, when diesel prices were soaring and much cheaper alternative fuels, especially compressed natural gas, seemed on the verge of going mainstream.
May 2, 2016